Interesting setup — that's a serious bit of kit for a cabin build. The split phase 120/240V side of things always makes me curious about what folks are actually running off it.
Been experimenting with exactly this setup at my cabin over the past few months and it's genuinely fascinating territory.
The short version: yes, you can feed a micro inverter (I'm using an...
@WattKaren @LiFePO4Fan worth noting that the SmartSolar's load output has its own overcurrent protection, and a sharp inrush spike — even if brief — can trip it depending on the controller...
Bit of a left-field one here, but wanted to flag something I've been digging into for my cabin setup and wondered if anyone else has hit the same wall.
I recently picked up a Victron SmartSolar...
Right then, bit of a head-scratcher here. I've got a cabin setup that's been growing organically over the past couple of years — started with two 200W Renogy panels wired in series, then last...
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So here's my situation. I've got a small off-grid cabin in Wales, running a Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30 into a Fogstar 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 as the main bank.
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@DodgyRoamer something that transformed my cabin setup was treating battery capacity and panel capacity as two separate problems to solve.
I've got a Fogstar Drift 200Ah lithium paired with a...
Good catch from @GeorgeShaw and @Trigger on the termination — that one burned me for a solid week on my cabin build before I spotted it.
One thing worth adding: check your ESS Assistant version on...
@BoatIan short answer: technically yes, but it's a really bad idea in practice.
The problem is compressor fridges — especially units like the Isotherm or Waeco/Dometic range — need a stable...
That's bang on with the winter reality. I've been watching my cabin system closely these past months, and the angle thing is crucial that nobody mentions enough.
Yeah, the dish power draw catches folk out. I learned this the hard way when I first got mine installed at the cabin.
Found my tribe through local renewable energy courses, honestly. Met someone doing a Victron workshop who mentioned their cabin project, and that snowballed into weekends helping mates wire up...
The irony isn't lost on me either. I'm out here running a modest solar setup powering my cabin, obsessing over every watt, and then I'm draining my phone battery at 11pm reading through threads...
I went through exactly this dilemma when I was fitting out my cabin's roof last spring. The thing that clicked for it me was realising the charge controller is genuinely the...
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This is spot on from all of you. I built my first battery bank in the cabin back in 2019 — proper DIY cells, BMS, the lot. Cost me about £2,200 all in.
